4-20 Removing Names from the Waiting List

The owner must document removal of any names from the waiting list with the time and date of the removal.

• A. The tenant selection plan must include a written policy that describes when applicant names will be removed from the waiting list. Examples of applicant removal policies an owner may adopt are:

  1. The applicant no longer meets the eligibility requirements for the property or program;

  2. The applicant fails to respond to a written notice for an eligibility interview;

  3. The applicant is offered and rejects two units in the property (or any number of unit offers as specified in the owner's written policies);

  4. The applicant fails to provide SSNs for all household members.

  5. Mail sent to the applicant's address is returned as undeliverable; or

  6. The unit that is needed – using family size as the basis – changes, and no appropriate size unit exists in the property.

• B. The owner must periodically print out electronic waiting lists or preserve backup copies showing how the waiting list appeared before and after the removal of each name.